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fave it Traditional Folk | Background Music
15 tracks | 33 minutes
Released Apr 2002
on Rylan Kewen
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:49 October lyrics BUY MP3 01:49 October lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:49 October
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:52 Lopin lyrics BUY MP3 01:52 Lopin lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:52 Lopin
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:19 Romp lyrics BUY MP3 02:19 Romp lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:19 Romp
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:45 Sunny Sunday lyrics BUY MP3 01:45 Sunny Sunday lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:45 Sunny Sunday
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:20 Waves lyrics BUY MP3 02:20 Waves lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:20 Waves
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:14 Is This It lyrics BUY MP3 02:14 Is This It lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:14 Is This It
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:24 Tree Medley lyrics BUY MP3 02:24 Tree Medley lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:24 Tree Medley
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:11 Song For Melanie lyrics BUY MP3 02:11 Song For Melanie lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:11 Song For Melanie
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:26 Off to California / The Girl I Left Behind lyrics BUY MP3 02:26 Off to California / The Girl I Left Behind lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:26 Off to California / The Girl I Left Behind
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:19 Waterfall lyrics BUY MP3 02:19 Waterfall lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:19 Waterfall
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:42 Reggae Style lyrics BUY MP3 02:42 Reggae Style lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:42 Reggae Style
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:11 Barking Up the Wrong Tree lyrics BUY MP3 02:11 Barking Up the Wrong Tree lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:11 Barking Up the Wrong Tree
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:57 Maggie Brown / Road To Lisdoonvarnia lyrics BUY MP3 02:57 Maggie Brown / Road To Lisdoonvarnia lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:57 Maggie Brown / Road To Lisdoonvarnia
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:06 Banjo Bridge lyrics BUY MP3 02:06 Banjo Bridge lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:06 Banjo Bridge
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:40 Green Mist lyrics BUY MP3 01:40 Green Mist lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:40 Green Mist
Solo fingerstyle acoustic guitar, played tastefully with a strong sense of melody and a pocket full of groove. Fans of acoustic fingerstyle guitar players - Leo Kottke, John Renbourn, John Fahey, Stephen Grossman and Tuck Andress will surely enjoy this.
Bio / Background
Hello, my name is Rylan Kewen and I play fingerstyle acoustic guitar. I grew up in a musical family in the heart of the Kootenays in southeastern B.C. Canada. I studied Jazz/Contemporary guitar at Selkirk College from '94 to '96 and have since played professionally. Performing in diverse idioms from mellow duo jazz shows to full-blown funk and trip-hop bands has given me a very wide range of influences to draw upon for my own music. In the last few years, I have been working on my own solo guitar compositions and fingerstyle arrangements of favorite traditional and contemporary standards. This music, which is most dear to me, is my main focus and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
This past Summer/Fall, I performed solo at many festivals including: Kaslo's Jazz etc., Nelson's Streetfest, Starbelly Jam (on the east shore of Kootenay lake) and the Mountain Arts Festival in Revelstoke.
↓ more ↓I also had the honor of opening for mandolin player extraordinaire, John Reischman and the Jaybird trio when they came through Nelson. Late last summer one of my compositions was included on a compilation CD called: West on Silverback Records along with Lester Quitzau, the Be Good Tanya's, and other western Canadian musical talent. The CD is going to be available both locally and through Chapters bookstores (so I am told). Back in '99 another one of my solo pieces was included on the Kootenay Co-op Radio (KCR) millennium project CD and I received play on both KCR and CBC radio. By late 2000, I had worked up enough material to release my first CD of solo finger style guitar music. I was also a recipient of a Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance touring support grant to tour the region in 2001
Currently, I am getting ready to record my second solo guitar CD, which I plan to have ready by late spring, if you would like me to keep you posted, e-mail me. I am also booking shows for this spring/summer, playing regularly at Max & Irma's Restaurant and at the Elephant Mountain Bar & Grill/Prestige Resort in Nelson B.C. Check my gigs page for more details!
Here are some reviews:
"Move over Bill Frisell, you've got company. Rylan Kewen is young enough to try things beyond his reach and good enough to succeed."
-Paul Grant CBC Radio (Arts Report/Hot Air)
"When I listen to his CD, I can feel every note he plays...This CD is a must for anyone with ears, and of course a CD player."
-Eva Defoor (The West Kootenay Bluegrass Newsletter)
"Rylan plays beautifully crafted melodies, with flowing technique and
a laid back style."
-John Reischman
"Sweet consistent and smooth....This is my favorite music to relax to"
-Timothy Shay (Kootenay Weekly Express CD review)
"A damn good CD...We listen to it in the car"
-Harry Manx
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